Reggie Jackson's leadoff homer in the bottom of the 10th pushed the Yankees past the Orioles, 5-4, to cut the Baltimore lead over the Red Sox to a single game in the A. L. East. New York tied the game in the ninth on Cliff Johnson's two-run, pinch-hit homer.

The Orioles had gone ahead 4-0 in the third when Ken Singleton swatted a three-run homer. The Yankees got one back in the fourth when Jackson singled home Chris Chambliss, who had doubled. Bucky Dent's solo homer in the seventh cut the Baltimore lead to 4-2. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Tuesday, July      26, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   4  9  0
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  2    1  -   5 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .237      Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     2   0   .290
Maddox cf             4   1   3   0     1   0   .313      Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Kelly lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Munson c              4   0   1   0     1   0   .306
  Mora ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   0     1   0   .298
Singleton rf          4   1   1   3     0   1   .318      Piniella rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .325
  Shopay rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Jackson dh            4   1   2   2     1   1   .286
Murray dh             4   0   0   0     1   1   .276      White lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .278
L. May 1b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .237      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Dent ss               3   1   1   1     0   0   .260
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .260        Johnson ph          1   1   1   2     0   0   .294
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .192        Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Skaggs c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .215      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGregor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4   9   4     4   3             Totals               36   5  11   5     6   1

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 32,097
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Yankees 10
DP: Orioles 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Piniella
Doubles: Maddox (2), Chambliss (21)
Home Runs: Singleton (13), Dent (6), Johnson (5), Jackson (17)
Caught Stealing: Munson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (6)
GIDP: Smith (3), White (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                8     8   3   3   4   1   1  34   3.52
T. Martinez             0.1   2   1   1   1   0   1   4   2.15
Drago                   0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.63
McGregor L(1-2)         0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   4.42
Totals                  9    11   5   5   6   1   3  42

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa                8.2   9   4   4   4   3   1  38   3.34
Lyle W(8-3)             1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.66
Totals                 10     9   4   4   4   3   1  42

Balks: Grimsley (1)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Al Clark


ORIOLES 1ST: Smith singled to center; Maddox singled to center
[Smith to second]; Kelly popped to third in foul territory;
Singleton struck out; Murray walked [Smith to third, Maddox to
second]; L. May walked [Smith scored, Maddox to third, Murray to
second]; DeCinces lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Rivers forced Randolph (first to
shortstop); Munson forced Rivers (first to shortstop); Chambliss
singled to center [Munson to third]; Piniella flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger singled to left; On a bunt Skaggs popped
to catcher in foul territory; Smith grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson walked; White forced Jackson (second to
shortstop); Grimsley balked [White to second]; Nettles flied out
to right; Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Maddox doubled; Kelly singled to right [Maddox to
third, Kelly to second (error by Piniella)]; Singleton homered
[Maddox scored, Kelly scored]; Murray flied out to center; L.
May flied out to right; DeCinces flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph made an out to third; Rivers flied out to
right; Munson walked; Munson was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger flied out to center; Skaggs grounded out
(third to first); Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss doubled to right; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); Jackson singled to center [Chambliss scored];
White singled to right [Jackson to third]; Nettles made an out
to shortstop; Dent grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Kelly lined
to second; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph flied out to right; Rivers flied out to
center; Munson singled to right; Chambliss popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); L. May
grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella singled; Jackson struck out; White
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Piniella
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger popped to third in foul territory; Skaggs
singled to center; Smith was called out on strikes; Maddox
singled to left [Skaggs to second]; Kelly grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Dent
homered; Randolph popped to first in foul territory; Rivers
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray
was called out on strikes; L. May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: SHOPAY REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); MUSER
REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Munson grounded out (third to
first); Chambliss singled to right; Piniella flied out to left;
Jackson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: On a bunt DeCinces singled; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [DeCinces to second]; Skaggs
walked; Smith forced Skaggs (first to shortstop) [DeCinces to
third]; Maddox walked [Smith to second]; LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA
(PITCHING); MORA BATTED FOR KELLY; Mora grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: MORA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); White walked; T.
MARTINEZ REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Nettles popped to third
in foul territory; JOHNSON BATTED FOR DENT; Johnson homered
[White scored]; Randolph walked; Rivers singled to center
[Randolph to second]; DRAGO REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING);
Munson grounded out (second to first) [Randolph to third, Rivers
to second]; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Piniella forced
Chambliss (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Yankees 4.

ORIOLES 10TH: STANLEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); Shopay
popped to third in foul territory; Murray flied out to center;
Muser grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 10TH: MCGREGOR REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Jackson
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 5.